Meat tenderer



April 9, 1935 F. BOSWORTH ET AL 1,996,949

MEAT TENDERER Filed June 5. 1 933 j MC ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 9, 1935 n p UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlpcE MEAT TENDERER Fay Bosworth, Kirkland, and Frederick I W. Geisert', Seattle, Wash.; said Geisert assignor to said Bosworth Y Application June 5, 1933, Serial No. 674,428 v A7' 01eme. (el. 17-30) This invention relates to meat tenderers of a Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of one of type adapted for hand use on steaks and similar the key members used in holding the cutters. cuts of meat to render the same more tender Like reference numerals designate like parts preparatory to cooking. l throughout the several views.

The general objects of this invention are to In the drawing 5 designates a head member 5 provide a meat tenderer of this Vnature which is having a plurality of cavities 6 in the face theresimple in construction, not expensive to manuof. These cavities 6 may be arranged in longifacture, highly efficient inthe tendering of meats; tudinal and transverse rows, as shown, and each and easy to operate. cavity is adapted for the reception of the closed 10 f. Another object is to provide ameat tendering end of a U shaped cutter member which is prefl0 device having a multiplicity of blades positioned erably formed of a relatively long thin piece of at different angles whereby the meat .will be cut steel of narrow width bent` double to afford two in different directions inthe processor tendersubstantially parallel spaced apart blades 1. A ing the same. key member 3 is provided within the closed end Another object is to provide ameat tendering of each cutter member between the blades l. 15 device having a multiplicity of'cutter members of These keys 8 are large enough so that they are U shape construction each affording two relativesubstantially iiush with the face of the head ly long, thin narrow blades, said cutter members member 5 and the ends of these keys project bebeing detachably secured to a head whereby they yond the sides of. the blades 1 to afford shoulders may be replaced when they become worn or 9 which are 'engaged by a face plate I0 whereby 20 broken Y the cutter members are removably secured to the Another object is to provide a meat tenderer of head member 5. 'The faceplate I0 has slots Il this nature in which the two blades of each cutter which fit over the blades 'l and position .these member are arranged substantially parallel with blades as well as holding the same in assembled g5 each other and are beveled on their outer sides, relation in the head member 5. The face plate 25 in sharpening, whereby they may be withdrawn l'may have a marginal flange I2 which extends more easily from the meat and will not tend to upwardly over the sides of the head member 5 and pick up or hold the meat. is secured to said head member 5 by screws I3.

Another object is to provide a meat tendering The cavities 6 in the head member 5 are preferdevice of this nature in whichv the handle is ably positioned in rows both lengthwise and cross- 30 vformed of resilient material whereby there will wise of the head member and the slots Il in the be less shock to the hand and arm of theoperaface plate ID are preferably .arranged so thatthey tor and less danger of driving thev knives of the position the sets of bladesof alternate double tenderer into the chopping block on which the rows at substantially right angles to each other.

meat rests than there would be if a non-resilient For instance in the meat tenderer shown in the 3K5 handle were used. drawing the blades 1 in some of the rows are posi- Another object is to provide a meat cubing or tionedin planes extending lengthwise of the head pounding device in combination with this meat 5 while the blades 'l of other rows are positiOned tendering deViee whereby it iS readily atailable in planes extending crosswise of the head 5. It is fOI Cubing and Shaping a piece of meat which has highly desirable to 'position the blades 1 at dif- 40 been tendered. I ferent angles with some of the blades at sub- Oh'el and mOIe SDeCiC Objects Of the llvell* stantially right angles to other blades so that meat tion will be apparent from thefollowins descripwhich is being tendered wi11be eut in at least -two tien taken in Connection with the accompanying different directions. This insures that the meet f drawngwill always be cut crosswise of or at an angle to the 45 In lthe drawing Figure l is a side elevation Of a grain of said meat. It is not essential, however, meat tendering device constructed in accordance that the blades should be arranged in rows nor With my nVentOnthat all of the blades in a row should be positioned Fg- 2 iS all end VeW 0f the Same. in the same plane, vas obviously the blades may Fis. 3 1S a plan View Showing the arrangement be in staggered relation and may be positioned 6o of the knives on the tendering device. at various different angles. v Fig. 4 is a cross section on broken line -ll The two blades 'l of each cutter member are 0f Fg 3- relatively long and thin and narrow and the outer Fis. 5 is a detached. perspective of One of the ends of said blades are preferably formed at right cutters. angles to the length of the blades and these outer 56 7. In a. meat tendering device for striking meat which rests on a block, a relatively flat handle member of resilient spring steel, a hand hold connected with one end portion of said resilient handle member, two independent meat striking head members positioned on opposite sides of the other end portion of said resilient at handle member and extending in opposite directions from the plane of said resilient flat handle member, whereby said flat handle member will yield resiliently when blows are struck with either of said meat striking heads, and damage to said block will be minimized, and means rigidly securing said two head members together whereby 5 said handle is securely clamped therebetween.

FAY BOSWORTH. FREDERICK W. GEISERT. 

